Two of Arsenal’s most remarkable goal scorers Arsenal’s record during the 1930s was something to behold: League Champions five times, Runners Up once...
By Tony Attwood At 10pm on Saturday 22nd June the commercial radio station Talk Sport are doing a programme about the history of football. I don’t hav...
Edward John Paul McGoldrick known as Eddie was born in Islington 30 April 1965 (although he played for the Republic of Ireland) and is one of the cont...
Ray Daniel war born in Swansea on 2 November 1928and died 6 November 1997. He started at his local club Swansea Town and in 1946, as clubs started to ...
Lee Harper was perhaps the most curious signing of George Graham – or maybe George Graham saw something in the goal keeper that no one else could see....
Jovan “John” Lukic was born on 11 December 1960 who played for two spells with Leeds and two spells with Arsenal playing 668 league games in total, ac...
This article is based on the more detailed approach provided in “Woolwich Arsenal: the club that changed football” Everyone who was involved in profes...
Ian Buchanan McPherson was born 26 July 1920 and died in St Albans in March 1983). He is one of those Arsenal players who tends to be forgotten despit...
11 June is the day Herbert Chapman signed for Arsenal and became the manager that started our road to glory. As you might expect, the Arsenal History ...
Jumpers for Chapman’s Iconic Kit Design By Mark Andrews (@RoyalArsenalMRA) and Andy Kelly (@Gooner_AK) Recently, Andy and myself had a long chat w...
By Tony Attwood Alexander “Alex” Manninger was born 4 June 1977 and has one of the most extraordinary histories in modern football I have ever seen. S...
Robert Hewitt “Bobby” Gould was born 12 June 1946 and started his football career with Coventry City – his home town, playing for them at the age of 1...
The heart of our work at the moment is to expand the Anniversary section of the site – although we are also interested in continuing to develop the Ar...
Norman William Sidey was born 31 May 1907 joined Arsenal as an amateur from Nunhead (in the Isthmian League) in March 1929 before turning professional...
Alexander Rooney Forbes (known as Red) was born 21 January 1925 in Dundee. He initially played for Dundee North End, and then after the war ended move...
Martin Hayes was born 21 March 1966 in Walthamstow Having played schoolboy football he joined Arsenal as an apprentice in 1982 and played centre forwa...
By Tony Attwood John James Rimmer known as Jimmy, was born in Southport on 10 February 1948. He joined Manchester United on schoolboy forms in 1963 an...
27 May anniversaries 27 May 1933: Alex Wilson purchased from Greenock Morton 27 May 1948: Doug Lishman signed from Walsall for £10,500 27 May 1953: Fi...
By Tony Attwood, Andy Kelly and Mark Andrews 26 May 1913 is a most important date in our “ISLINGTON 100″ series – the series that tells of Arsenal’s m...
Joe Wade was born 7 July 1921 in Shoreditch and joined Arsenal as an amateur in 1944 – while Britain was still at war. He was in the RAF at the time a...
Ernest Williamson (generally known as Tim) was born 24 May 1890 in County Durham Durham. Tim Williamson began his career at local sides such as Murton...
By Tony Attwood (written 23 May 2013) Tomáš Rosický will be 33 within three months of the start of the 2013/14 season – and as the story goes Mr Wenge...
Jimmy Brain was born on 11 September 1900 in Bristol, and played for Ton Pentre having worked previously as a coal miner. In 1923 he was sold to Arsen...
by Andy Kelly (@Gooner_AK) Ingrained within the heritage of The Arsenal is the long standing latin motto “Victoria Concordia Crescit”. Over the years ...
Danny O’Shea was born on 26 March 1963 and played six league games for Arsenal in the 1982/3 season – Terry Neil’s last full season in charge. As that...
